Interior Painting in Phuket for Houses, Villas and Condos

What does the interior painting service from Phuket Pro Painters include?

Interior painting in Phuket by Phuket Pro Painters means painting the walls and ceilings of bedrooms, living rooms, kitchens, stairwells and indoor corridors in detached houses, townhouses, villas and condo units. Interior work is one part of our whole-house and villa painting service, and it can also be booked separately.

The scope of an interior painting job is:

• covering floors and furniture, and masking skirting, door frames and light switches
• washing off stains, scraping flaking paint, sanding, and filling nail holes and hairline surface marks
• priming to suit new plaster or previously painted walls
• applying top coats to walls and ceilings in the number of coats agreed
• finishing edges and corners, inspecting the work with you and cleaning the room

How does an interior painting job run?

Interior painting is judged on clean edges and on nothing in the room being marked by paint. The painters at Phuket Pro Painters therefore spend time on protection and preparation before a tin of paint is opened.

1. Move and cover the contents. Furniture goes to the middle of the room and is covered with plastic, and drop sheets go on the floor.
2. Check the walls with a raking light. A light held at a low angle shows bumps, old filler and nail holes that cannot be seen face on.
3. Prepare the surface. Grease is wiped off, mould is washed away, blistered or flaking paint is scraped, the wall is sanded smooth and hairline marks are filled.
4. Prime. Primer helps the top coat grip and gives an even colour, especially over fresh filler.
5. Paint the ceiling before the walls. Spatter from the ceiling then cannot fall on finished walls.
6. Cut in and roll the walls. Edges along skirting and frames are cut in by brush, then the top coat is rolled on, normally in two coats.
7. Inspect under the room's own lighting. Uneven spots are corrected, masking tape is removed and the room is cleaned.

How does Phuket's humidity affect interior paint?

Interior walls are not hit by sun and rain directly, yet Phuket's humidity is still the main reason interior paint fails early. Rooms that stay shut for long periods, such as the guest bedroom of a holiday home or a storeroom, often develop black mould spots in ceiling corners and behind wardrobes. Bathrooms and kitchens collect steam, which stains ordinary matt paint easily. Owners who spend part of the year abroad see this most, because the house is closed up through the wet months.

These habits help interior paint last in Phuket's climate:

• Wash mould off completely before priming. Never paint over a mould stain.
• Choose a washable interior paint for kitchens, corridors and children's rooms.
• For bathrooms and stuffy rooms, choose a paint that the manufacturer states is resistant to moisture and mould.
• Ventilate during and after the job, because paint dries more slowly on humid days.

An interior wall that is wet from outside, such as a wall with a ring-shaped water stain under a window or a ceiling with drip marks, is not a problem paint can solve. Phuket Pro Painters does not take on waterproofing, structural crack repair or leak repair. The owner should have a specialist fix the cause and let the wall dry, then book the interior painting. Advice on paint types is in the guide to choosing interior house paint.

Which interior paint sheen suits which room?

The sheen of an interior paint affects both the look of a room and how easy the wall is to keep clean. This table sums up the general principles the painters use when advising customers.

How should I prepare a room before interior painting?

Preparing a room before the interior painting date lets the painters start straight away and shortens the whole job.

1. Clear shelves and take down pictures, curtains and valuables.
2. Unplug appliances and move electronics out of the room.
3. Decide the colour for each room, and tell the painter about any feature wall in a different colour.
4. Tell the painter if an elderly person, a small child or anyone sensitive to smells lives in the house, so the order of rooms can be planned around them.
5. For a condo unit, pass on the building management's rules about working hours and use of the goods lift.

In a new house or a freshly plastered room, the plaster must dry and cure before painting. The painter checks whether the walls are ready at the site survey. Owners planning a move-in date can also read the guide on how long to wait before moving in after painting.

How is interior painting priced and hired?

Interior painting can be hired in two ways. With labour only, you buy the paint and we work out the quantity; this is a common arrangement in Thailand and suits owners who want to pick the paint themselves. With labour and paint together, the price includes primer and top coats in the grade you choose. The painter surveys and measures the walls and ceilings free of charge, and a written quotation is issued before work starts, every time. Surface preparation is shown as a separate line, and the work carries a workmanship warranty after handover, with the period and terms stated in the quotation.

Estimated figures are on the interior and exterior painting prices page. If you know the room size, enter the width, length and height in the wall area and painting cost calculator to see a price range before you book a visit.

When should interior painting be done alone, and when with other work?

Interior painting on its own suits a house whose exterior walls are still in good condition, or a condo unit where the owner looks after the inside only. If the exterior walls are faded or chalky as well, doing the inside together with exterior wall painting in one visit lets the painters run the work in sequence and disturbs daily life only once.

A home with timber doors, cupboard fronts or a wooden staircase where the coating has begun to peel should consider wood staining and refinishing at the same time, because sanding timber makes a lot of dust and is better done before the walls are painted. Condo owners can read about building rules on the condo painting page.

How do I book a survey for interior painting?

Call 063-004-0115, or send photos of the rooms and their approximate sizes by WhatsApp, to arrange a free site survey. The team speaks English. Contact details are on the request a painting quotation page.